| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'22.318 |
281.910 |
|
| 2 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'22.582 |
267.990 |
0.264 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'22.617 |
276.144 |
0.299 |
| 4 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'22.759 |
282.500 |
0.441 |
| 5 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'22.999 |
275.862 |
0.681 |
| 6 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'23.038 |
274.669 |
0.720 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'23.132 |
276.710 |
0.814 |
| 8 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'23.214 |
277.136 |
0.896 |
| 9 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.360 |
270.270 |
1.042 |
| 10 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'23.449 |
276.994 |
1.131 |
| 11 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.462 |
272.934 |
1.144 |
| 12 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'23.627 |
276.003 |
1.309 |
| 13 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.728 |
278.350 |
1.410 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'24.086 |
282.279 |
1.768 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'24.117 |
280.373 |
1.799 |
| 16 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.486 |
272.108 |
2.168 |
| 17 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'24.646 |
274.250 |
2.328 |
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